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Tipler Wisconsin family welcomes 2020 with new addition
By RICHARD JENKINS rjenkins@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD - It may have been close to a week, but Aspirus Ironwood Hospital and Clinic welcomed its first baby of the new year - and new decade - into...
Solid Waste board approves officers
By TOM LAVENTURE tlaventure@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — The Gogebic Range Solid Waste Management Authority decided to keep its board leadership in place at its meeting Thursday. The Authority’s board approved keeping the chair, vice-ch...
Erwin Township man pleads to sex crimes
By RICHARD JENKINS rjenkins@yourdailyglobe.com BESSEMER — An Erwin Township man pleaded to two sex crimes in Gogebic County Circuit Court Friday. Thomas Perez, 60, entered no-contest pleas to two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct with...
Sisu aims for 800 skiers in 2021
By TOM LAVENTURE tlaventure@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD - By all accounts it was a very successful event, said Jackie Powers, race director of the 11th Sisu Ski Fest on Saturday. "I think it's...
DNR stepping up snowmobile patrols for holiday weekend
As snowmobilers hit the trails this weekend, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is stepping up its patrols in an effort to ensure everyone makes it home safely. Anticipating the increase in snowmobile traffic, the DNR announced Thursday it...
Superior Health Foundation changes grant policies
MARQUETTE — The Marquette-based Superior Health Foundation has updated and made minor changes to its existing grant policies. The biggest changes are to the foundation’s smaller grants, foundation executive director Jim LaJoie said in a press rel...
Lake Gogebic home lost to fire
By TOM LAVENTURE tlaventure@yourdailyglobe.com MARENISCO - Two Marenisco residents were unhurt when their log home on Lake Gogebic was lost to fire Tuesday morning. Bruce Mahler, chief of the...
Wakefield planners close in on recreation plan
By P.J. GLISSON news@yourdailyglobe.com WAKEFIELD - Thanks to continuing progress on Wakefield's pending recreation plan, city residents can expect to have an opportunity soon to provide feedback...
Ontonagon park signage approved
By JAN TUCKER jantuck@jamadots.com ONTONAGON — The Ontonagon Township Board Tuesday approved a sign to be erected on the newest park in Ontonagon. The Douglas Filppula Sunset Park is adjacent to the Ontonagon Township Park on land purchased by the...
Fauerbach remembered with ABR bench
By TOM LAVENTURE tlaventure@yourdailyglobe.com ERWIN TOWNSHIP - Just prior to the start of the 11th Sisu Ski Fest on Saturday morning a group of family and friends dedicated a spot where a longtime...
ICORE gets foundation grant for trail effort
HURLEY — The Gogebic Range Health Foundation recently awarded Iron County Outdoor Recreation Enthusiasts a $20,000 grant to help develop local non-motorized trails in the area. The money will help...
State Court of Appeals hears Marenisco's Ojibway case
By P.J. GLISSON news@yourdailyglobe.com MARENISCO — The Michigan Court of Appeals heard statements Tuesday from both sides of a case in relation to the 2018 closure of Ojibway Correctional Facility in Marenisco. “It lasted about 10 minutes,” sa...
Township receives clean audit
By RICHARD JENKINS rjenkins@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — A few weeks after hearing it received a clean 2017 audit, the Ironwood Township board of trustees heard the same good news about the 2018 audit. Karl “Gus” Ahonen — with the...
Wakefield Council decides to create alcohol use policy
By P.J. GLISSON news@yourdailyglobe.com WAKEFIELD - The Wakefield City Council voted Monday evening to create a policy that will provide guidelines regarding how alcohol may be consumed on city proper...
Guzek to remain on Ontonagon Village Council
By JAN TUCKER jantuck@jamadots.com ONTONAGON — In an unusual move Monday, the Ontonagon Village Council both un-appointed and re-appointed the same person as a trustee. Maureen Guzek was appointed a village trustee in November 2019. At the...
Event promotes winter biking
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - Technology is catching up to the outdoors lifestyles of the Upper Peninsula. Youth and adults alike converged on the Wolverine Nordic Ski Trail on Sunday to take part in the...
Wetzel wins Sisu XI
IRONWOOD - The race was just a few hours but it took a year of preparation to make the 2020 Sisu Ski Fest a success, according to organizers and the skiers who praised the friendly, smooth-running...
Excitement builds for Sisu
By TOM LAVENTURE tlaventure@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD - The downtown was buzzing with excitement Friday as organizers expected to have the maximum number of skiers registered for the 11th Sisu Ski F...
Wakefield Township eyes closer relations with city
By P.J. GLISSON news@yourdailyglobe.com WAKEFIELD — The city of Wakefield and Wakefield Township are taking steps to work more closely in the future, with an eye to reducing costs and increasing efficiency. Wakefield Township Supervisor John Cox to...
11th annual Sisu Ski Fest kicks off
By TOM LAVENTURE tlaventure@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD - The 11th Sisu Ski Fest promises to be the biggest ever but it won't lose it's small-town charm, according to organizers. There are 750 racers...
Finance committee approves letter of intent on Hagemann building
By RICHARD JENKINS rjenkins@yourdailyglobe.com HURLEY - Iron County appears interested in purchasing property in the city of Hurley to house its health department. The Iron County Board of...
Bessemer DDA expands its Pop-Up Shop program
By P.J. GLISSON news@yourdailyglobe.com BESSEMER — Thursday’s meeting of the Downtown Development Authority in Bessemer resulted in some updates to the city’s popular Pop-Up Shop program. Members voted to enact the following elements to the...
